A woman named Ava Grubb called and asked to talk to someone about the condition of local cemeteries. She said she is especially concerned about one cemetery in particular, but did not want to give specifics.
Penny Dillon (219.5445) called the night of 9.22 to complain about the loud music at Lotusfest. She said she could hear it inside her house, a mile away from downtown. She said it's "not good for the community to be put through this every year" and she doesn't care if it does bring business to the area. She asked for a call back so she could discuss the matter in depth.
Jeff Ellington called on 9.26 to voice her frustration over something that had happened that morning. He was removing a tree that had fallen on a house on E. 11th St and the homeowner, Phil Stringfellow, had to move his car to accommodate Jeff's service truck. The homeowner had no other choice but to park on the street while the roof was being fixed, but still received a parking ticket. Jeff didn't think that was fair and said the parking enforcement officer "should have used some common sense."
Anonymous caller wanted to complain about recent work that was done to the sidewalk near Bryan Park on the southwest corner of Henderson. He said the area wasn't cleaned up after the work was finished and there is gravel in the grass, etc.
Helen Burmick is a resident on Bloomfield Rd. and Weimer rd. Very concerned about the County Fair and the Softball Championships happening at the same time. Took her 15 to 20 minutes to get out of her driveway.
Mr. Shields called to complain about missed trash and recycling pick ups, but also described calling the sanitation office and dealing with a "rude" employee when discussing these issues.
BACC: Ms. Henderson needed to get a message to someone in PBA and that person's voicemail was full. When the receptionist answered the phone, she told Ms. Henderson that she would not take a message.
An anonymous caller complained that a seasonal staff member at the Banneker Community Center called his brothers and sisters "scrub" and threatened to take further action if this was not stopped.
Mrs. Leiter feels that every time *(pls. inquire w/ her for details) she's dealt with our Animal Shelter, the people assisting her have been unwilling and uncooperative. Her experience so far has been so negative that she went to Martinsville to adopt a pet instead of coming to our A.S. She noted that she's live in many different towns, and has never run into an A.S. that seems so unhelpful and uninterested in her needs/concerns. **(JIM-I told her you'd be appropriate person to deal w/)
Public Works Dept. received an anonymous telephone call on 8/24/98 stating that Utilities Dept. employee Scot Osborn put a "SUPPORT NRA" sticker on the window of his vehicle.